Tiraspol uezd

Tiraspol uezd
Тираспольскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Coat of arms of Tiraspol uezd
Coat of arms
Location in the Kherson Governorate
Location in the Kherson Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
GovernorateKherson
Established1803
Abolished1923
CapitalTiraspol
Area
 • Total
7,228.97 km2 (2,791.12 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total
206,568
 • Density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
 • Urban
21.37%
 • Rural
78.63%

The Tiraspol uezd[a] was a county (uezd) of the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire. The uezd bordered the Balta uezd of the Podolia Governorate to the north, the Ananev uezd to the east, the Odessa uezd to the south, and the Akkerman and Bendery uezd of the Bessarabia Governorate to the west. The administrative centre of the county was Tiraspol. The area of the Tiraspol uezd corresponded to most of Odesa Oblast and the breakaway territory of Transnistria, which is a part of Moldova.

Administrative divisions

The subcounties (volosts) of the Tiraspol uezd in 1912 were as follows:[1]

Name Name in Russian Capital
Glikstal volost Гликстальская волость Glikstal
Gofnungstal volost Гофнунгстальская волость Tsebrikova
Demidovka volost Демидовская волость Demidovka
Dubovoe volost Дубовская волость Dubovoe
Evgenievka volost Евгеніевская волость Evgenievka
Zakharevka volost Захарьевская волость Zakharevka
Kassel volost Кассельская волость Kassel
Katarzhina volost Катаржинская волость Katarzhina
Korotkoe volost Коротнянская волость Korotkoe
Lunga volost Лунговская волость Lunga
Malaeshty 1-oe volost Малаештская 1-ая волость Malaeshty 1-oe
Malaeshty 2-oe volost Малаештская 2-ая волость Malaeshty 2-oe
Maligonova volost Малигоновская волость Maligonova
Novo-Petrovka volost Ново-Петровская волость Mikhailovka
Parkany volost Парканская волость Parkany
Petroverovka volost Петровѣровская волость Petroverovka
Ploskaya volost Плосковская волость Ploskaya
Ponyatovka volost Понятовская волость Ponyatovka
Rossiyanka volost Россіяновская волость Rossiyanka
Slobodzeya volost Слободзейская волость Slobodzeya
Tashlyk volost Ташлыкская волость Tashlyk

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, the Tiraspol uezd had a population of 240,145, including 123,218 men and 116,927 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian[b] to be their mother tongue, with significant Romanian, Great Russian, Jewish, and German speaking minorities.[4]

Linguistic composition of the Tiraspol uezd in 1897[4]
Language Native speakers Percentage
Ukrainian language 80,049 33.33
Romanian 59,794 24.90
Great Russian[b] 40,703 16.95
Jewish 23,811 9.92
German 23,527 9.80
Bulgarian 8,801 3.66
Polish 1,907 0.79
Armenian 475 0.20
White Russian[b] 352 0.15
Gipsy 261 0.11
Tatar 138 0.06
Greek 106 0.04
Czech 76 0.03
Mordovian 34 0.01
Italian 18 0.01
Latvian 15 0.01
French 13 0.01
South Slavic 11 0.00
Lithuanian 10 0.00
Estonian 9 0.00
Georgian 3 0.00
Turkish 3 0.00
Swedish 2 0.00
English 1 0.00
Others 66 0.03
Total 240,145 100.00

Notes

  1. ^
    • Russian: Тира́спольскій уѣ́здъ, romanized: Tiráspolʼskiy uyézd
    • Ukrainian: Тира́спольський пові́т, romanized: Tyráspolʼsʼkyi povít
    • Moldovan Cyrillic: Цинутул Тираспол, romanized: Ținutul Tiraspol
  2. ^ a b c Prior to 1918, the Imperial Russian government classified Russians as the Great Russians, Ukrainians as the Little Russians, and Belarusians as the White Russians. After the creation of the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1918, the Little Russians identified themselves as "Ukrainian".[2] Also, the Belarusian Democratic Republic which the White Russians identified themselves as "Belarusian".[3]

References

  1. ^ Волостныя, станичныя, сельския, гминныя правления и управления, а также полицейские станы всей России с обозначением места их нахождения [Volostny, stanichnaya, rural, communes of government and administration, as well as police camps throughout Russia with the designation of their location]. Kiev: Izd-vo T-va L. M. Fish. 1913. p. 191. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11.
  2. ^ Hamm, Michael F. (2014). Kiev: A Portrait, 1800–1917. Princeton University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-4008-5151-5.
  3. ^ Fortson IV, Benjamin W. (2011). Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction. John Wiley & Sons. p. 429. ISBN 978-1-4443-5968-8.
  4. ^ a b "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-20.